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As numbers of the deadly coronavirus hike steadily in Nigeria authorities there announced restriction of entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries including the US and UK.

The restriction will apply to travelers from countries with more than 1,000 cases. They include China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, the United States, Norway, UK, Netherlands and Switzerland, the country’s National Centre for Disease Control said on its Twitter account.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria has also suspended the issuance of visa on arrival to travelers from these countries. All travelers returning from these countries prior to the restriction will be in supervised self-isolation, monitored by the NCDC and Port Health Services,” – the tweet read.

Following restriction, which has been in effect since March 20, Private jet charter companies in Nigeria are experiencing a spike in bookings.

Head of operations at ExecuJet, Victor Mbachi, an umbrella company for private jet operators in Nigeria, told the BBC that bookings for international journeys have more than doubled in the last two weeks.

A representative of Stargate Jets, a Lagos-based private jet charter company operating both domestic and international routes also told the BBC the company had also experienced the “unusual increase in bookings”.